hssnNorthampton Girls Swimming News From MassLive.comhttp://highschoolsports.masslive.com/atom/team/northampton-northampton/girlsswimming/news/?rssNorthampton Girls Swimming News From MassLive.comMark C. Volain | mvolain@masslive.comjack_flaglerJerrica Li earns two more state titles as Longmeadow finishes fourth at Massachusetts D-II Swimming & Diving Championshiphttp://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/-431115570846682341/jerrica-li-earns-two-more-state-titles-as-longmeadow-finishes-fourth-at-massachusetts-d-ii-swimming-diving-championship/CAMBRIDGE &mdash; The races were over even before they began. At least that&rsquo;s what six-time state champion Jerrica Li said at Saturday&rsquo;s Massachusetts Girls Division II Swimming & Diving Championship.
&ldquo;Every end of the season meet&hellip;the ultimate goal is the same, just perform and show what you&rsquo;ve been doing in practice,&rdquo; Li said. &ldquo;The race has already been ...Sat, 14 Feb 2015 19:26:00 +0000http://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/-431115570846682341/@homepageMark C. Volain | mvolain@masslive.commcvolainGirls Division II Swimming & Diving State Championship: Longmeadow's Jerrica Li, Weston's Leeza Shashkova poised for showdownhttp://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/-5707185612751427225/girls-division-ii-swimming-diving-state-championship-longmeadows-jerrica-li-westons-leeza-shashkova-poised-for-showdown/Western Mass. champion Northampton has 20 entrants in this championship, six of whom are in the top heat, while runner-up Longmeadow has 18 entrants, seven of whom are in the top heat. The Lancers have the one of the top two seeds in four of those, including one top seed. However, Longmeadow and Northampton will have to overcome Weston (33 ...Fri, 13 Feb 2015 04:00:00 +0000http://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/-5707185612751427225/@homepageMark C. Volain | mvolain@masslive.commcvolainPHOTOS: WMass Girls Swimming Championship: Northampton earns three-peat as Jerrica Li, Sydney Joyce, Lauren Quinn win two titles eachhttp://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/-5012413154537907078/photos-wmass-girls-swimming-championship-northampton-earns-the-three-peat-as-jerrica-li-sydney-joyce-lauren-quinn-win-two-titles-each/SPRINGFIELD &mdash; Some members of the Northampton girls swimming and diving team don&rsquo;t know what it&rsquo;s like to not be a Western Mass. champion. With Saturday&rsquo;s come-from-behind, last event victory at Springfield College&rsquo;s Art Linkletter Natatorium, the Blue Devils are winners of three straight Western Massachusetts Girls Swimming and Diving Championships.
Although they were without a winner ...Sun, 08 Feb 2015 04:16:00 +0000http://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/-5012413154537907078/@homepageMark C. Volain | mvolain@masslive.commcvolainUPDATED: WMass Diving Championship: Longmeadow's Allison Echeverria wins title, teammate Mary Cate Carroll finishes secondhttp://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/-6012432154694907402/western-mass-diving-championship-allison-echeverria-wins-title-teammate-mary-cate-carroll-finishes-second/SPRINGFIELD &mdash; At last year&rsquo;s Western Mass. diving finals, WMass champion Katie Helly said that the runner-up, friend and club diving teammate Allison Echeverria, could have won. Helly went on to say that the next weekend &ndash; the state championship &ndash; Echeverria could easily finish with a better score.
Helly&rsquo;s prophetic words came true, with Echeverria, who dives for Longmeadow, finishing ...Sat, 07 Feb 2015 03:56:00 +0000http://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/-6012432154694907402/@homepageMark C. Volain | mvolain@masslive.commcvolainWestern Mass. Girls Swimming and Diving Championship preview: Longmeadow poised to take titlehttp://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/-6012425154546907126/western-mass-girls-swimming-and-diving-championship-preview-longmeadow-poised-to-take-title/This weekend&rsquo;s Western Massachusetts Girls Swimming and Diving Championship brings all of the region&rsquo;s best swimmers and divers together at Springfield College&rsquo;s Art Linkletter Natatorium.
The event will highlighted by four-time state champion Jerrica Li and the Longmeadow team. At the conclusion of the regular season, Li held the region&rsquo;s top time in every individual swimming ...Thu, 05 Feb 2015 04:00:00 +0000http://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/-6012425154546907126/@homepageMark C. Volain | mvolain@masslive.commcvolainGirls swimming and diving top performances: Final update of the regular seasonhttp://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/-1329112797103321295/girls-swimming-and-diving-top-performances-final-update-of-the-regular-season/Updated each Monday, this post lists the top three performances of the year in each event. Statistics are based on game information reported to MassLive prior to publication. Swimmers/divers with multiple top performances in each event are noted only for their best. Missing a performance? Email&nbsp;sports@masslive.com
*- swum at Pittsfield YMCA pool, which is meters, not yards ...Mon, 02 Feb 2015 17:01:00 +0000http://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/-1329112797103321295/@homepageJeff Lajoie | jelajoie@masslive.comjefflajoieLongmeadow's Jerrica Li and Sydney Joyce power Lancers to Minuteman League championship by edging Northamptonhttp://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/8991378050587989291/longmeadows-jerrica-li-and-sydney-joyce-power-lancers-to-minuteman-league-championship-by-edging-northampton/With a Minuteman League championship on the line, things were expected to be tight between the Longmeadow and Northampton girls&rsquo; swimming teams on Wednesday afternoon. Thanks to big showings from their big swimmers, the visiting Lancers did just enough to claim the crown.
Longmeadow got multiple individual wins from Jerrica Li and Sydney Joyce to hold off Northampton, 95-90.
&ldquo;It ...Thu, 29 Jan 2015 00:44:00 +0000http://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/8991378050587989291/@homepageMeredith Perri | mperri@masslive.comMeredithPerriWestfield's Kelsey Johnstone records two personal bests, Northampton girls swimming edges out Bombershttp://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/-3567619189705909413/westfields-kelsey-johnstone-records-two-personal-bests-northampton-girls-swimming-edges-out-bombers/It came down to the final race of the meet Tuesday afternoon, but the Northampton girls swimming team came away with a 96-89 win over Westfield on Tuesday.&nbsp;
The Bombers needed to take second and third in the final event, the 400 freestyle relay. Northampton took the top two times, though, with a team of Kerry Fleming, Eva Gerstle, Stephanie ...Wed, 14 Jan 2015 00:08:00 +0000http://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/-3567619189705909413/@homepageMark C. Volain | mvolain@masslive.commcvolainGirls swimming and diving top performances: Big performances from Lauren Quinn highlight this week's updatehttp://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/-1126552148128129376/girls-swimming-and-diving-top-performances/Updated each Monday, this post lists the top three performances of the year in each event. Statistics are based on game information reported to MassLive prior to publication. Swimmers/divers with multiple top performances in each event are noted only for their best. Missing a performance? Email&nbsp;sports@masslive.com
200 medley relay
Caroline Bissaillon,&nbsp;Rowan Rice,&nbsp;Emma Wilber,&nbsp;Maeve ...Mon, 12 Jan 2015 19:00:00 +0000http://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/-1126552148128129376/@homepageMark C. Volain | mvolain@masslive.commcvolainTalent, depth leads Northampton girls swimming and diving past Minnechaughttp://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/7875343678692745392/talent-depth-leads-northampton-girls-swimming-and-diving-past-minnechaug/NORTHAMPTON &mdash; It&rsquo;s not every day that you get a tie in an event in a swimming meet. It&rsquo;s even less common that that tie is between teammates, which was the case in the Northampton girls swim team&rsquo;s 113-72 victory over Minuteman League rival Minnechaug Tuesday night.
The tie happened in the 50 freestyle, with sophomores&nbsp;Lilly Etlinger ...Wed, 07 Jan 2015 01:45:00 +0000http://highschoolsports.masslive.com/news/article/7875343678692745392/@homepage